B Kinematic

Looking back, I've no idea why we didn't spot it earlier, but as they say, "hindsight is 20/20". We can view events in the past with such clarity, but when living through events it can be such a muddle.

When my husband became ill, and was unable to work. Money was incredibly tight, and we were scrimping and saving almost every penny. We had been so worried about our first Christmas. How would we be able to celebrate if we could barely afford to buy the basics? 

This was the first time we received a package from 'B Kinematic'. We'd never heard of the company before, and we certainly hadn't ordered from them. However, the order had our name and address. The contents were for us. Oh, and those contents! There were all sorts of Christmas goodies, from cranberry sauce to stollen, little boxes of delicious chocolate truffles, gifts, and some practical things too.  Looking back, the total value of the gift box wasn't huge, but... let me rephrase, the total cost of the gift wasn't huge, but the value was immense.

Over the years, we received a number of gifts from 'B Kinematic'. There was never a return address, nor contact details, no email address, and no telephone number. There seemed to be no rhythm to the arrival of these gifts, apart from we received them when we needed help. Sometimes, we even received the help before we knew we needed it. 

When we were in our 50s, we read an article about how so many people in their early years of adulthood struggled with funds, but by the time they are in their 50s-80s, money is a great deal freer. This certainly matched our experience.

It wasn't until I hit 60, and started doing a lot of crosswords that I realised 'B Kinematic' was an anagram of 'back in time'. That's when we started learning all we could about time travel. We kept hitting brick wall after brick wall. People were convinced we were totally loopy, and at last we had become the mad scientists we were destined to be. 

One day, we were on the verge of packing it all in, and admitting defeat. That was the day we received a card from 'B Kinematic'. Inside was little letter outlining the history of the company, our company! We were listed as the founders, but it was our grandchildren who were the ones who cracked the secret of time travel. How this all works is literally a mystery to me. We've no idea how the time travel paradoxes will be avoided. Thankfully, that for our grandchildren to figure out.